M Weight

M-weight refers to the weight of 1,000 sheets of paper. Use the M-Weight Calculator to measure m-weight by providing the basis weight, basic size, and sheet size of the paper.
M-WEIGHT CALCULATOR
Given Sheet Size:   ×    (width × length)
Basis Weight:   lbs.
Select:   (Or type in values below.)
Basic Size:   ×    (width × height )
   
M-Weight =   lbs.

Example


Determine the m-wt for a sheet of 23 x 35 Gloss Text with a basis weight of 80 lbs.

Formula:

 (Area of Sheet) × Basis Weight 

Area of Basic Size

  =  Ream Weight x 2  =  M-wt

Equation:

 (23 x 35) x 80  

(25 x 38)

  =  67.79 x 2  =  136

 
*  Rounded to the nearest number.